account2 /əˈkaʊnt ; US/ verb PHRASAL VERB account for sth1to explain or give a reason for sthHow can we account for these changes?I was asked to account for all the money (wyliczyć się z pieniędzy) I had spent.▶ wyjaśniaćtłumaczyć2to form the amount that is mentionedSales to Europe accounted for 80% of our total sales last year.▶ stanowić

account1 /əˈkaʊnt ; US/ noun [countable]⇨ POSŁUCHAJ NAGRAŃ PRZYKŁADÓWShe gave the police a full account of the robbery /; US/I paid the money into my account. /; US/Who keeps the accounts for your business? /; US/Our school was closed on account of bad weather. /; US/On no account should you walk home on your own. /; US/John is always last, but you must take his age into account – he is much younger than the other children. /; US/1(abbr. a/c) the arrangement by which a bank looks after your money for youa current/deposit accountto open/close an accountI have an account with/at Barclays.I paid the cheque into my bank account.How much money have I got left in my account?▶ konto⇨ note at moneyWe use a current account to pay for things with a cheque. We can save money in a deposit or savings account.2 [usually pl.] a record of all the money that a person or business has received or paid outIf you are self-employed, you have to keep your own accounts (prowadzić swoje rachunki).▶ rachunek3an arrangement with a shop, etc. that allows you to pay for goods or services at a later dateMost customers settle/pay their account in full every month.Could you charge that to my account?Proszę to zapisać na mój rachunek.▶ kredytrachunek4sb's report or description of sth that has happenedShe gave the police a full account of the robbery.▶ relacjaopis IDIOMS by all accountsaccording to what everyone saysBy all accounts, she's a very good doctor.▶ wszyscy mówią, żeby your own accountaccording to what you say yourselfBy his own account, Peter was not very good at his job.▶ według czyichś własnych słówon account of sthbecause of sthOur flight was delayed on account of bad weather.▶ z powodu czegośon no account; not on any accountnot for any reasonOn no account should you walk home by yourself.▶ pod żadnym pozoremtake account of sth; take sth into accountto consider sth, especially when deciding or judging sthWe'll take account of your comments.We'll take your comments into account.▶ brać coś pod uwagę

(n) --> the half of an advertising agency which attracts and keeps clients (the other half is creative side) - dział agencji reklamowej, którego zadaniem jest zdobywanie i utrzymanie klientów;He started as a canvasser and now he works for the account side.advertisement canvasser (n) --> a person who goes to different people to ask them for orders for one´s goods - akwizytor ogłoszeń prasowych

(UK); time / notice account (n) (US) --> an account in which money deposited by a customer earns interest - rachunek depozytowy (wkładów oszczędnościowych); rachunek oprocentowany; konto lokat;He has put his money into a deposit account at a high interest.

deposit accountnoun [countable] (Brit.) a type of bank account where your money earns interest. You cannot take money out of a deposit account without arranging it first with the bank.▶ konto depozytowelokata terminowa⇨ look at current account